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Craig Morgan Teicher's Cradle Book, which was published in 2010 as part of BOA's American Readers Series, has recently been selected as an Editor's Favorites pick for Summer 2011 by Cerise Press. In Teicher's debut collection of short stories, "[m]ortality permeates... With piercing brevity, he features villagers and personified animals who endure an austere existence... Teicher imbues portraits of melancholy with truth-telling that elucidate the brutal yet wondrous mysteries between 'silence and sound,'" writes Editor Karen Rigby. You can purchase Cradle Book here. Spot Cradle Book at Cerise Press here.

If you're lucky enough to be near Marfa, Texas this Friday, make sure and tune in to NPR's KRTS 93.5 FM at 10am CST (that's 11am EST, for us here on the East Coast) to hear BOA translator Deniz Perin give an interview! Don't live in Texas? You can still listen online here on Marfa Public Radio's website by clicking the "Listen Now" button at the top of the page. Still finding an excuse not to listen? We've got you covered; Perin's interview will play again at 6:30pm CST, or 7:30pm EST here near the pond. Perin, who lives in...

Rattle gave Nikola Madzirov's collection of poetry, Remnants of Another Age, an outstanding review.  Published by BOA Editions, this collection was described as "intriguing," "fresh," and "clever."  The review goes into great depth to praise the voice and nature of history in Madzirov's collection. According to Rattle, Madzirov uses a speaker that conveys much by presenting issues that are "shown to the reader rather than described."  The voice of the poems' speaker is unique and refreshing as it creates an air of privacy.  The reader becomes a witness as he or she is placed outside the "you" and "we"s of the poetry. ...

[caption id="attachment_1032" align="aligncenter" width="205" caption="Nikola Madzirov. BOA poet."][/caption] Nikola Madzirov's bilingual Macedonian-English collection of poetry,  Remnants of Another Age (published by BOA Editions), received a glowing review from World Literature Today.  The review comments on the beautiful integration of spiritual and physical, past and future, personal and universal.  Madzirov's poetry evokes elements of mythology which aids in unifying the variety of themes he addresses. Nikola Madzirov interlaces all aspects of reality into lyrical and moving work.  His poetry features both the history of the Balkan region as well as his own personal lived experiences and reflections.  Madzirov looks through historical and mythical perspectives to communicate the "migrations, exiles,...

Deborah Brown, author of recent BOA release Walking the Dog's Shadow, for which she won the A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize, was selected today by the Academy of American Poets to have her poem "Reprise" showcased on their website as the Poem of the Day. "Reprise," which is found in Walking the Dog's Shadow, speaks of love and fame and a history of ourselves as a people in the little things in which we find ourselves. Congrats to Deborah Brown, and points to the AAP for exceptional taste. Reprise by Deborah Brown Better than a lover's heart, the immortality of...